Blast - Hope / Damned Flame

10 EUR

Originating from the improbable city of Mons, this Belgian power trio
was responsible for one of the fastest, rawest records of the pre-punk
era. Recorded in the summer of 1972, it sits alongside the savage
Stooges classic 'I got a right' as one of the most fully realised early
'70s examples of what would later be classified as punk and hardcore.
Some people might also consider Blast's music to be proto-thrash metal
or proto-metal punk, but all there really is to know is that they were
way ahead of their time regardless of the label! With this reissue, we
hope that Blast will finally be getting the recognition and respect they
deserve, because this record should be, and will soon be, legendary!

Originally
released in early 1973, only 300-500 copies of this historical
recording were ever pressed, and it's always been as rare as snakeâ€™s
legs. Finally reissued in cooperation with the band by Death Vault, this
long-overdue new deluxe repress comes in an extra thick jacket with
14â€ x 7â€ glossy insert, featuring unseen pictures and liner notes
written by singer/bassist Antonio Cucchiara. Once again it's a limited
run of only 500 copies